Parks & Trails:

Park System
There are 1,538 acres of public park land that Dickinson Parks and Recreation owns, manages and maintains.

Local Parks
Site
Acres
Location
Lincoln Park
Pleasant Valley Park
Hospital Park
Rocky Butte Park
Optimist Park
College Park
Westend Park
Mini-Park
Simpson Park
Eastside Complex
Suncrest Park
Eagles Park
Jaycees Park
Pride Park
All Seasons Park
Kostelecky Park
Washington Park
Gress Park
Gress Softball Complex
North Complex
Turtle Park
Fisher Park
Pine Tree Park

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1.89
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1.30
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Carlson Street
4th Ave E & Custer St
2nd Ave W & 9th St W
Fairway Street
6th St W & 10th Ave W
2nd St W & Hollywood Blvd.
College Ave & 1st St W
1st St E & 2nd Ave E
6th Ave E & 2nd St E
3rd St E & 9th Ave E
10th Ave E & 3rd St E
4th St SW & 2nd Ave SW
5th Ave SE & E Broadway
6th St SW & 3rd Ave SW
1st Ave E & 17th St E
19th St W & Prairie Ave
10th Ave E
2nd Ave SE & 6th St SE
5th St & 8th Ave SW
1600 Fairway Street
West Broadway
19th St E
2nd Ave W & 7th St W
Total Park Acreage
120.10

Park Shelter Reservations
Groups planning picnics can reserve Lions Park (at Patterson Lake), Eagles Park, Jaycee Park, Turtle Park, Rocky Butte, Gress Softball Complex, old Archery Range (at Patterson Lake)or All Seasons Park by calling the Parks and Recreation Office at 456-2074.

A non-refundable fee of $25.00 per shelter is required for all shelters except Eagles Park & Lions Park, which require a non-refundable fee of $30.00 per shelter.

Seven days prior to the picnic you must sign a permit for use of the picnic shelters and if needed, an alcohol permit. This may be done during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Picnic bags (containing a volleyball, football, soccer ball, play ball, softball bat, 2 softballs and 2 frisbees) are available for a fee of $5.00 upon request.

Click here for pictures of our shelters.

Trails
Enjoy a walk on the trails at Rocky Butte Park (3/4 mile loop), Eagles Park, Gress Complex or the Dickinson Recreation Center (3/4 mile loop).

Crooked Crane Trail - This 17-mile loop around Patterson Lake was developed and maintained through the cooperative efforts of Dickinson Parks and Recreation and the Badlanders Bicycle Club. Click here for a printer friendly map of the trail (you will need Acrobat Reader to view this map, if you don't have Acrobat click on www.adobe.com)

Patterson Lake
Located 3 miles west and 1 mile south of Dickinson on old Highway 10 (take exit 59 off I-94). Patterson Lake Recreation Area consists of 26 miles of shoreline. 1,438 acres of land and 819 acres of water and is managed by Dickinson Parks and Recreation.

Information Center - (701) 456-2056
The center can provide you with general information, camping fees and entrance fees.
The Information Center is open from 11:00-7:00 p.m. daily (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
The Patterson Lake Park Hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily.

Entrance & Camping Fees:
Daily fee per vehicle (11-7 p.m.)
$2.00
Season Pass
$20.00
One additional Pass
$5.00
Modern Camping (per evening)
$18.00
Primitive Camping (per evening)
$12.00

Coin operated shower (5 min.)
$.50